http://theimperialblogoftech.com Tech - Written for you Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:32:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Almost anything can be done from the command line. You can listen to music, read email, and install packages. However, some tasks are a little easier to do from a gui, such as printing. However, you eventually come across a situation where you would need to print from the command ... http://theimperialblogoftech.com/?p=45 The Imperial Blog of tech now has its own domain name! Gone is the old blog.joshpatton.net. This new name should last me a long time, as I start to write for this blog more. My hope is to make this site a decent gadget/tech blog. imperial related to an empire, emperor, or empress. relating ... http://theimperialblogoftech.com/?p=41 I am working on tweaking joshpatton.net . My hope is to eventually better intergrate this blog and the site, but right now I only have a few tweaks done. Here's a list: Better Page URL's - The pages are now accessed under a nice url /page/  structure, instead of seperate files. Better Game URL's ... http://theimperialblogoftech.com/?p=35 Payback is a new game for the iPod Touch/iPhone.  It can be called a GTA clone, but it is worth noting that it is its own game.  The game is simple. Walk around with Forward and Backward buttons, and turn with accelerometers. You can get in a car by pressing "Enter Vechiche." ... http://theimperialblogoftech.com/?p=32 If you are an Ubuntu* user, you might not use your home folder like you should.  For example, all my downloads go straight to my Desktop, instead of my home(~) folder where they belong.  Clutter on your Desktop is quite unsightly, and as one must look at their Desktop constantly, ... http://theimperialblogoftech.com/?p=27 Ubuntu 8.10 is out! Several new updates are in this version, including: * Improved Wireless Networking * Guest Logins http://theimperialblogoftech.com/?p=29 Urban Terror is a free first person shooter.  Based on the game Quake, it is a full featured online game. Click Read More: The game is made for online multiplayer.  It is played on maps anywhere from extremely small to somewhat large.  You may join a game in the middle of a ... http://theimperialblogoftech.com/?p=26 There is a virus loose on facebook, and no one seems to know what it is, and how to avoid it. Click Read More to find out how to survive this outbreak. Ok, here is the basics.  This virus is a Social Virus.  You get it from a friend, or so you ... http://theimperialblogoftech.com/?p=25 I wanted to watch Live TV on my iPod Touch, but everything I found requires a TV tuner and I don't have one. After googling and research, I found the magical piece of software required - the TVUPlayer, which lets you watch Live TV Channels on your Computer.  "Read More" for Instructions TVUPlayer: Download TVUPlayer Install and ... http://theimperialblogoftech.com/?p=18 Just a quick note... Someone I know who has the same laptop model as me had there "H" key ripped off.... They asked for help because they couldn't get it back on. Having removed keys on other laptops without problems, i took my H key off to demonstrate how easy it was to ... http://theimperialblogoftech.com/?p=17